Nine cars damaged after strong winds hit Belarus
April 27, Pozirk. Strong winds that swept across Belarus yesterday toppled dozens of trees and damaged at least nine cars, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
A total of eight vehicles were damaged in Minsk and the Hrodna regions, and one in the Brest region.
The weather station in Vaŭkavysk, Hrodna region, recorded wind gusts of up to 24 m/s. Bad weather affected two settlements in the Brest region, five in the Hrodna region and one in the Minsk region, damaging the roofs of residential buildings, public facilities and farms.
Strong gusty winds this morning hampered firefighters’ efforts to extinguish a large open-area fire in Minsk.
Belarus restricts access to forests across the country over fire fears
April 24, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities have restricted access to all forests across the country over fire concerns, according to the forestry ministry’s website. Some restrictions on forest visits have been in place in Belarus since April 13, applying to a …
